MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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